There was slight drama in the Senate on Thursday as Senate President Godswill Akpabio and Senator Adams Oshiomhole disagreed over the confirmation of Professor Abayomi Fasina as a non-career ambassadorial designate amid sexual harassment allegations against him.
The disagreement arose when Oshiomhole argued that endorsing a nominee facing sexual harassment allegations would send the wrong message, particularly to Nigerian women.
“Nigerian women have brought to the attention of this Senate that the professor in question has been accused by two women, not just orally, and these issues are pending before different courts. I think the general view is that nobody says he is guilty; he is presumed to be innocent until proven guilty. But, as a matter of sensitivity, for the Senate to endorse a man who faces cases like that would amount to being insensitive to the feelings of women because it’s not just one woman; there
